AsiaNews: “Since I converted to Christ, my life is full of love and truth. Today I want to contribute to the work of proclamation, painting and creating representations of Christian statues of Jesus and Mary. It is a spiritual comfort after a radical change. ” This is what John Peter (names and places are fictitious to protect people, ed) tells AsiaNews. The Pakistani artist converted to Christianity from Islam and has faced years of persecution and difficulties of all kinds because of his decision. Among others, stigma and violence from his family of origin – Muslim – and serious diseases such as cancer and hepatitis B, from which he has since recovered. Read more here.
